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A Himalayan Adventure: The selfish act of trekkingIndia's budget now includes funds for tourism development. This marks a shift in how the country views its mountains. Nepal has a well-orga...
US diplomat calls for international collaboration in tourism, safer expedition in Nepal HimalayasUS Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah B Rogers also advocated the use of new technology in the adventure and mountaineerin...
$20,000,000 scam at 30,000 feet: How Mount Everest guides made trekkers sick for hefty insurance gainsNepal's tourism faces a $20 million insurance fraud crisis after trekking guides allegedly poisoned tourists to stage fake medical emergenc...
Nepal opens restricted trekking routes to solo foreign travellersNepal's immigration department has eased trekking rules, now permitting solo foreign tourists in restricted areas. Previously requiring gro...
Unseasonably heavy snowfall halts Everest tourism in Nepal, TibetMount Everest's Nepali and Chinese sides are closed to tourism due to unseasonally heavy snow, with a helicopter crashing while attempting ...
Nepal's deadly protests hammer tourism sector as arrivals fall 30%Nepal faced its worst protests recently. These events coincided with the peak tourist season. Businesses suffered as tourist arrivals decre...
Indian tourists pull back: Call of Nepal peaks fade amid unrestPolitical unrest in Nepal, stemming from anti-corruption protests, is impacting the country's tourism sector. Tour operators report a decli...
Nepal partners with TikTok to promote tourismNepal Tourism Board (NTB) has partnered with TikTok to promote Nepal's tourism sector globally. The collaboration aims to showcase Nepal's ...
Floods near Nepal-China border disrupt Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimageThe Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal (TAAN), an umbrella organisation of mountain tourism entrepreneurs, has reported that pilgrims t...
Two climbers, from India and Philippines, die on EverestTragedy struck Mount Everest as the climbing season commenced, with the unfortunate deaths of two mountaineers. Subrata Ghosh from India, p...
Beckn to power Nepal’s tourism, agriculture networkIndia’s Beckn Protocol, which powers ONDC and other decentralised networks, is set to expand to Nepal, where the technology is being explor...
Tap the rush of adrenaline tourismIndia's adventure tourism sector is underdeveloped but growing. The government is taking steps to develop destinations, train providers, an...
Nepal bans solo trekking, makes guides mandatory from April 1The new rules apply to international tourists of all experience levels on treks in Nepal’s national parks, such as the popular Annapurna Ci...
Nepal reopens its mountains including Everest despite Covid pandemic uncertaintyThe Himalayan country shut its borders in March just ahead of the busy spring season when hundreds of mountaineers usually flock to the cou...
Nepal can benefit from joining OBOR: Krishna Bahadur MaharaChina had sent a draft proposal on OBOR to Nepal late last year. After a month-long consultation, the Nepalese side had sent back the draft...
Nepal reopens Mt Everest, Japanese man first to climbA Japanese climber, who lost nine of his fingers to frostbite, will be the first to scale the Mount Everest as Nepal reopened the peak for ...
Nepal to open trekking on Mount Everest in Sept; 4 sections damagedThe Everest base camp was slightly damaged by the earthquake and it will be opened for visitors after a minor repair of a few trekking trai...
Tourist flow decreased by 50 per cent in Nepal: Tourism boardTourist inflow to Nepal has halved since the devastating earthquake in April and the country hopes that numbers would soon pick up.
Quake-hit Nepal to come up with discounts to woo holidayersTour operators say they are exploring to build new packages of western and eastern areas of Nepal which were never affected by the quake.
Sushma Swaraj flags off first batch of pilgrims to Kailash Mansarovar through Nathu-La, SikkimThe first batch of pilgrims to travel to the sacred place in Tibet through Sikkim’s Nathu-La pass at an altitude of 14,000 ft arrived.